Today I Learned...

[MuseChaser]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

TIL kicking a 30-year daily 12-pack of Mountain Dew was not as hard as I thought it would be.

If you really did ingest 12 Mountain Dews a day for thirty years, you're either a 150 pound hummingbird or a 500 pound human with a serious task ahead of you.... Hope you're OK!

[2020BRZtS]

Originally Posted by Spuds

DAILY!?!?

it was a gradual climb but for the last 6 years or so it was up to that.

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

If you really did ingest 12 Mountain Dews a day for thirty years, you're either a 150 pound hummingbird or a 500 pound human with a serious task ahead of you.... Hope you're OK!

I have quite the metabolism but I went from 165 pounds at the start of 2020 to 181 pounds a few months ago. I'm 5'11 so my BMI was always in check. Within the last year or so my cholesterol went out of whack and
I am doing what I can to lose weight. I figured eliminating an empty 1800 calories a day is a good place to start.

So far the first thing that has changed in the last 10 days is I get more than 4 hours of sleep a night

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

it was a gradual climb but for the last 6 years or so it was up to that.



I have quite the metabolism but I went from 165 pounds at the start of 2020 to 181 pounds a few months ago. I'm 5'11 so my BMI was always in check. Within the last year or so my cholesterol went out of whack and
I am doing what I can to lose weight. I figured eliminating an empty 1800 calories a day is a good place to start.

So far the first thing that has changed in the last 10 days is I get more than 4 hours of sleep a night

Lol I'm 5'11 and trying to get back down to 180lb...

I dropped 1-2 cans of coke per day about a month and a half ago and didn't change much else. Lost 12 lb so far.

[2020BRZtS]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Lol I'm 5'11 and trying to get back down to 180lb...

I dropped 1-2 cans of coke per day about a month and a half ago and didn't change much else. Lost 12 lb so far.

That's impressive. I don't think you live that far from me. Maybe we can meet up at a McDonalds and drink free water from courtesy cups reminiscing about the glory days of high fructose corn syrup.

I actually blame the unavailability of Mountain Dew throwback for my weight gain. My doctor agrees.

[NoHaveMSG]

TIL this is the turbo and inter cooler setup for a P-47 Thunderbolt.




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[ScoobsMcGee]

TIL: If you sneeze while hitting the engine start/stop button in a BRZ and accidentally double press it, the car will absolutely attempt to start while still spinning down from being shut off. It... sounded worse than it probably was. Hopefully.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

TIL: If you sneeze while hitting the engine start/stop button in a BRZ and accidentally double press it, the car will absolutely attempt to start while still spinning down from being shut off. It... sounded worse than it probably was. Hopefully.

I absolutely detest pushbutton start. Horrible to not have direct control of the starter motor.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I absolutely detest pushbutton start. Horrible to not have direct control of the starter motor.

I've sort of gotten used to them after having them on the past 4 cars. Also the first time I've done something that stupid with one. In the theme of the thread, I somewhat recently found this out about Mercedes that I thought was pretty nifty: http://www.mercedesmedic.com/start-m...d-key-battery/

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I absolutely detest pushbutton start. Horrible to not have direct control of the starter motor.

I could probably have saved my other engine if I didn't have push button start.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I could probably have saved my other engine if I didn't have push button start.

Did you notice something immediately? Unable to abort the start sequence?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I absolutely detest pushbutton start. Horrible to not have direct control of the starter motor.

Yea, not a fan either, particularly when there isn't also a keyed start (which I don't know how many have).

My son ran into this issue last week with their Honda Pilot. His wife's key fob died in a "drowning accident" in a restaurant, and couldn't start the car because the pushbutton start wouldn't work, and there is no keyed start as a backup. He had to leave work, travel across town and take the backup key to her.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

TIL: If you sneeze while hitting the engine start/stop button in a BRZ and accidentally double press it, the car will absolutely attempt to start while still spinning down from being shut off. It... sounded worse than it probably was. Hopefully.

Well, to be fair, you can do this same thing with a key as well, although it's a little harder.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Did you notice something immediately? Unable to abort the start sequence?

Yeah. Engine was suddenly down on power exiting a corner, looked and saw oil pressure drop out. Couldn't shut it off while coasting to a safe place on track, I had to go about 80-100 yards. Started knocking about half way, rod let go with only 10 yards or less to where I was trying to stop.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, not a fan either, particularly when there isn't also a keyed start (which I don't know how many have).

My son ran into this issue last week with their Honda Pilot. His wife's key fob died in a "drowning accident" in a restaurant, and couldn't start the car because the pushbutton start wouldn't work, and there is no keyed start as a backup. He had to leave work, travel across town and take the backup key to her.

Unfortunately, it's the way of the future because, while completely unnecessary, it has become one of the must-haves for manufacturers to keep up with each other. I truly hope that my FRS is the last car I ever own. We'll see. Need to stock up on spare parts as much as possible.